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Trombone. William Russell Watrous III (June 8, 1939 – July 2, 2018) [1] was an American jazz trombonist. He is perhaps best known for his rendition of Sammy Nestico 's arrangement of the Johnny Mandel ballad "A Time for Love", which he recorded on a 1993 album of the same name. A self-described "bop-oriented" player, he was well known among ...
Wycliffe Gordon (Denmark 2018) Wycliffe Gordon (2008) Wycliffe A. Gordon (born May 29, 1967) is an American jazz trombonist, arranger, composer, band leader, and music educator at the collegiate-conservatory level. Gordon also sings and plays didgeridoo, trumpet, soprano trombone, tuba, and piano. [1] His nickname is "Pinecone".
Jimmy Knepper. James Minter Knepper (November 22, 1927 – June 14, 2003) [1] was an American jazz trombonist. In addition to his own recordings as leader, Knepper performed and recorded with Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, Gil Evans, Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin, and ...
The trombone is a musical instrument from the brass instrument family. Trombone's first premiere in jazz was with Dixieland jazz as a supporting role within the Dixie Group. This role later grew into the spotlight as players such as J.J. Johnson and Jack Teagarden began to experiment more with the instrument, finding that it can fill in roles ...
Musician. Instrument (s) Trombone, vocals. Years active. 1920–1964. Weldon Leo " Jack " Teagarden (August 20, 1905 – January 15, 1964) [1] was an American jazz trombonist and singer. [2] According to critic Scott Yanow of Allmusic, Teagarden was the preeminent American jazz trombone player before the bebop era of the 1940s and "one of the ...
Musician, composer. Instrument. Trombone. Years active. 1942–1996. J. J. Johnson (January 22, 1924 – February 4, 2001), [1] born James Louis Johnson and also known as Jay Jay Johnson, was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. Johnson was one of the earliest trombonists to embrace bebop. [2]
In 1961, he became the sixth member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and stayed with Blakey until 1965. [ 7 ] [ 3 ] In the early 1960s, Fuller recorded two albums as a leader for Impulse! Records , having also recorded for Savoy Records , United Artists , and Epic after his obligations to Blue Note had ended.